While most people would recognise that lawyers play a unique role in society and they are respected, at the same time there are also a huge number of lawyer jokes. As well as...
Paul reminds the congregation in Corinth that most of them do not come from the ranks of...
The work of administering justice is just as important as the work of preaching the word.
The Book of Esther begins with King Ahasuerus (known to history outside the Bible as Xerxes) throwing a lavish party to display...
When Elisha cures the leprosy of Naaman, a commander in the army of Israel’s enemy, Syria, it has important effects in the...
Leviticus teaches that Israelites must not “oppress” resident foreigners (Lev. 19:33). (The same Hebrew verb appears in Lev. 25:17, “You shall not...
In today’s workplace, how are Christians to handle offenses between people regardless of their wealth or position in the company?
A distinctive aspect to Mark’s rendering of the story is its juxtaposition with the account of the little children being brought to Jesus, and the subsequent statement that the kingdom is to be...
The subsequent words of Jesus (Mark 10:23-25) elaborate the significance of the encounter, as Jesus stresses the difficulty faced by the wealthy in entering the kingdom. The young man’s reaction illustrates the attachment...
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